Movie Description
Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs
(2002)Overview
Explore the events of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and hear from some of the actual participants in this riveting program. After an American naval blockade intercepted Soviet submarines on a secret mission to set up a military base in Cuba, the two nations engaged in a tense standoff that led the world to the brink of nuclear war. Submariners from both sides talk about the conflict, and viewers get a look inside their subs and the U.S. war room.
Featured Crew
Cast
Himself - Capt. Nikolai Shumkov
Himself - Capt. Ryurik Ketov
Himself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President
Himself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst
Himself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968
Himself - Rudolph Rump, Radar Man, USS Blandy
Himself - Capt. Charles Rozier, USS Cecil
Himself - Capt. Alexi Dubivko
Chief Petty Officer
Ketov (uncredited)
Posters
Facts
Original TitleCold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs
Status Released
Release Information
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2002-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Genres
- Documentary
